Matthew 27:42 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

He saved. Note the Alternation here, in the Greek. In Eng. it is an Introversion.. | Others. | He saved j. Himself k. He cannot save.

others. App-124.

cannot. is not (Greek. ou, as in Matthew 27:6) able to.

If he be, &c. The condition is assumed. See App-118. All the texts omit "if", and read "he is" (in irony).

Matthew 27:42

42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.